Mere Christianity Quotes

November 21, 2011

11:00 pm

"A Christian society is not going to arrive until most of us really want it;  and we are not going to want it until we become fully Christian.  I may repeat 'Do as you would be done by' till I am black in the face, but I cannot really carry it out till I love my neighbor as myself:  and I cannot love my neighbor as myself till I learn to love God:  and I cannot learn to love God except by learning to obey Him.  And so, as I warned you, we are driven on to something more inward -- driven on from social matters to religious matters.  For the longest way round is the shortest way home."

“everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive.”

Charity means ‘Love, in the Christian sense’. But love, in the Christian sense, does not mean an emotion. It is a state not of the feelings but of the will; that state of the will which we have naturally about ourselves, and must learn to have about other people...."

Christian Love, either towards God or towards man, is an affair of the will. If we are trying to do His will we are obeying the commandment, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God.” He will give us feelings of love if He pleases. We cannot create them for ourselves, and we must not demand them as a right. But the great thing to remember is that, though our feelings come and go, His love for us does not. It is not wearied by our sins, or our indifference; and, therefore, it is quite relentless in its determination that we shall be cured of those sins, at whatever cost to us, at whatever cost to Him."

"Creatures are not born with desires unless satisfaction for those desires exists."

"If  I found myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world."

"Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods."

Daily prayers and religious readings and churchgoing are necessary parts of the Christian life. We have to be continually reminded of what we believe.

No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good.

The first half is, "Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling"--which looks as if everything depended on us and our good actions: but the second half goes on, "For it is God who worketh in you"--which looks as if God did everything and we nothing.

MERE CHRISTIANITY

November 19, 2011

5:00 pm

MERE CHRISTIANITY : C.S. Lewis

“ God keeps no one on  the waiting unless He sees that it is good for Him to wait.”

BIRTHSARY LETTER

19 June 2016

My Everdearest Lex,

Happy 29th birthday and Happy 3rd Anniversary sa ating dalawa.!

I can still remember kung paano mong nakuha ang "OO" ko, 3 years ago. I never wanted to say yes on your birthday, kasi I believed memories or days should be celebrated separately. But it is God's grace na maging tayo on  your birthday. As King Solomon said, "Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails." Proverbs 19:21. So yes, it is God's plan and His amazing grace that we are celebrating today two special moments. Biro mo, isang gift na lang ang bibigay ko sayo? Laking tipid nun ha! (^_________________^)

So, what should I say to you  on this special day bukod sa greetings? I had been thinking for weeks kung ano ba ang magandang ihanda for you. Collage? (given na un) Poem? (last year na un) Surprise Gift? (wala pa kong sahod e) and ngayon ngang birthday mo na, wala akong naihanda. Bukod sa etong simpleng sulat ko sa yo na mababasa mo na lang sa BIBER.

So tutsky, pagpasensyahan mo na kung LOVELETTER muna (bawi ka na lang pag-uwi ko hehehe)

We've been together for a year and 2 months, and apart for a year and 9 months. So, mas matagal tayong magkahiwalay kesa magkasama... But, it is by God's grace alone kung bakit TAYO pa rin. Long Distance Relationship ay mahirap. It takes a lot of patience, of trust, of understanding in order for us to survive. I have my ups and downs, my lonely nights and sad days, when I think of how far I am with you, with my family and friends. At least my technology, so we can chat and call and see each other. Though sometimes, kulang pa rin (or maybe sa akin lang). Sometimes, I long to see you more, at mahirap dahil umaga jan (work mode ka na), gabi pa  sakin (tulo lway mode). Pag work mode naman ako, pagod ka na and you have to take your rest. So... it is in those little times, and pasingit-singit na kamusta mode, kwento mode sa Biber, are reminders that SOMEONE IS WAITING. It is in these little times, that we are reminded that we are loved, we are cared.

For those months that we've survived and until now we continue to hold on to that promise to "WAIT FOR ME AS I WAIT FOR YOU"

I love you Lex and everyday of my life is a life of thanksgiving to God for giving me YOU.

I will always thank God for you... for your Love, for your Understanding, for your big heart, for all your hard work (para makaipon at may pambayad ^_____________^).

Ilang buwan na lang and we will be together again and a year from now, WALA NG IWANAN.

Enjoy your day tutsky ko! Know that I am always praying for you, and for the both of us.

I miss you more than you could imagine.

Loving you always,

Joh

God keeps no one on the waiting

November 19, 2011

5:00 pm

MERE CHRISTIANITY : C.S. Lewis

MUNTING PANALANGIN

November 04, 2011

10:07 pm

MUNTING PANALANGIN

Salamat sa Iyo O, Panginoon ko

Sa lahat ng nangyari

Sa loob ng dalawampu’t anim na taon

Lungkot man o ligya

Sa sakit at ginhawa

Sa bawat oras ay kasama Kita

Dalangin ko sana’y Iyong pakinggan

Sa sa isang taon muli

Iyong gabayan

At sa aking paglalakbay

Ay lagi kong iisipin

Ikaw ang lagi kong kapiling…

Dear Lord

November 03, 2011

9:34 pm

Dear Lord,

Another year… of hopes, joys, failures, sadness, journeys, laughter’s, cries, struggles, burdens, triumphs, victories… and its always humbling to know that You’ve graciously an patiently molding, waiting, holding on me for 27 years... and Lord, I am amazed.

My yesterdays are gone, my childhood dreams are gone. But I have today. Yours is tomorrow… and You’ve always taught me to live my todays- Today- and not my yesterdays… yes I have committed so many mistakes and wrong doings, but it is in those mistakes that I’ve learned, grow and mature into who I am today..

Question is, who am I now Lord, today? Journey still continues…

There are many valleys and shadows Lord, but You are my light and salvation, whom shall I fear?

Lord, it is and has been my greatest pleasure to serve You and praise You and worship You.

In my highs and lows, in my burning passion and in coldness… you have seen me and work still through me and in me…

Father, I pray Thee that I will not let any thing occupy my heart that will diminish Your glory... you are the rightful throne of my life... let not earthly desires or earthly possessions exchange You in my heart and in my life Lord.

Lord, lead me... I will always need You...

For all the people I loved and cared about, my families, my friends, my church... You are forever faithful and You, by Your grace and mercy will continually bring forth blessings upon blessings on them and to them, thank You Father…

I may not see my tomorrow, but I know YOU HOLD MY TOMORROW.

Hold me close Father, into Your loving arms... I’m forever grateful to You…

Amen

Dances for Your Glory

November 02, 2011

9:36 pm

CHANGE

Group1 Crew

Woke up this morning, put on my make up
I didn't stop to think of what’s going on
Outside my window, the world is changing
I can't remember where it all went wrong

I see people crying and families hurting
A mama's praying that her baby comes home
I see the future of a better place

So I wanna make, make this a place
Where we can forget all the problems of yesterday
Let's make a change for a better today
Let it begin with me, make it reality, I wanna change

I never believed that, that, that things will never change
'Cause whenever I look back, back, nothing has stayed the same
Except that all I see are shadows of me, times where
I just fail to believe that faith is not whatever you see
But hoping what it really could be

So we can make a difference if we turn it around
The world is upside down
The revolution starts inside, yeah
Change, make this a place
Where we can forget all the problems of yesterday
Let's make a change for a better today
Let it begin with me, make it reality, I wanna change
I wanna change

In need a better future, let's be a part of the cure
Where unity can be the brush to paint a better picture
We need to plant a seed of something we're all in need off
Through God we can make this world
Into something we only dream of

So we can make a difference if we turn it around
The world is upside down

Make this a place
Where we can forget all the problems of yesterday
Let's make a change for a better today
Let it begin with me, make this reality, I wanna change
I wanna change, I wanna change, I wanna change
I wanna change, I wanna change

WALKING ON THE STARS

GROUP1 CREW

I see my life sometimes and I ask why 
My heart became like stone and turned to ice tell me what have I become 
But you came just in time like a shooting star across my universe out of the dark tell me what have I become 

Take me away 
You save me from myself and all I do 
Cause life just aint the same when I'm with you 
I can climb the sky you got me walking on the stars

I see life through new set of eyes 
Set on someone different that I never realized 
Outside my mind is a lost world that lies 
But step into my thoughts you'll believe you can fly 
Your words like wings gravity they defy 
My heart like a leaf on the wind catchin rides 
They say we can't make it at least we gotta try 
We make to much sense to foolishly pass it by 
So I'm taking a rainbow up to the 5th floor 
Steppin out to see that you're really worth more and I 
See our love in 3d 
No more 2 dimensional worries 
Climb until the sky don't exist no more 
That's when I'll knock knock on your front door 
[- From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/g/group-1-crew-lyrics/walking-on-the-stars-lyrics.html -]
Open to the possibilities I ignored 
But I know now exactly what our love was meant for 

Take me away 
You save me from myself and all I do 
Cause life just aint the same when I'm with you 
I can climb the sky you got me walking on the stars

Now, I can see my life from way up high 
And all the troubles I once knew I left behind 
I can climb the sky you got me walking on the stars

And I can see, much more clear 
When I'm lost in your atmosphere 
You pull me close, to the place 
Where you're always waiting 
So I won't stop, the walls are down 
Make my way at the speed of sound 
Hold me now hold me now

Lord, Take me away 
You save me from myself and all I do 
Cause life just aint the same when I'm with you 
I can climb the sky you got me walking on the stars

I can see my life from way up high 
And all the troubles I once knew I left behind 
I can climb the sky you got me walking on the stars

Lord, it is my humble prayer to bring out the dance in me , to bring praise to Your Most Holy Name.

Thank You, that I would be able to share again a dance on these wonderful songs.

You are my rhythm, my song, my moves, my dance.

May very move that I make, I move with You and for You.

Acts 17:28

English Standard Version (ESV)

²⁸ for In him we live and move and have our being’;^[a]

 

Psalm 149:3

English Standard Version (ESV)

³ Let them praise his name with dancing,

2 Samuel 6:14

English Standard Version (ESV)

¹⁴ And David danced before the Lord with all his might.